March 29, 2017 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s armed opposition (SPLM/SPLA(IO) leader, Riek Machar has expressed “dismay” and profound “disappointment” on the position taken by the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on the resolution of the conflict in South Sudan during its 30th Extra-ordinary Summit of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government held in Nairobi, Kenya.

IGAD, the body that mediated the 2015 peace deal, condemned "proliferation of armed groups" in the country and confirmed President Salva Kiir’s intention to declare a unilateral ceasefire.

A communiqué issued at the sideline meeting Monday, IGAD head of states and governments "condemned the proliferation of armed groups in South Sudan; and called on all armed groups to renounce violence as a means of solving the problems of South Sudan."

Machar, however, said it was “regrettable” that IGAD decided to abandon its responsibility to continue with its serious efforts that culminated into signing of the agreement on the resolution of the conflict in South Sudan in August, 2015.

“The Agreement gave hope for a new beginning (or the people of South Sudan. The SPLM/SPLA (IO) remains committed to its resuscitation and full implementation thereafter,” Machar said in a statement.

He added, “The IGAD as the broker of the Agreement and the major grantor refused to acknowledge the collapse of the Agreement following the 8 July, 2016 crisis in Juba”.

According South Sudanese rebel leader, the United Nations panel of experts, in their report, indeed confirmed that President Kiir was responsible for the July 2016 crisis that plunged the country back into a full-scale war.

“IGAD has, however, neither condemned nor has it made Kiir accountable for engineering the violence, instead, IGAD decided co-isolate the opposition and continue to work with the regime in Juba,” he said.

Machar said the increase in proliferation of armed groups in South Sudan is a direct result of the sheer brutality of the regime in Juba and the targeting of the civil population based on their ethnicity.

“SPLM/SPLA (IO) is surprised that IGAD condemns the springing up of such groups while it says nothing regarding the war being waged by President Kiir on civilians,” he said, citing the looming genocide reported by the UN on November 11, 2016.

Also of concern, the former South Sudanese First Vice-President said, is the unprecedented level of rape as reported by the UN refugee agency (UNHCHR), the unprecedented exodus of people from the country for refuge of which over 1.6 million South Sudanese are now refugees in neighbouring nations and over 25,0,000 have sought refuge in UN protection of civilian s sites, including in the capital, Juba.

“Moreover, IGAD could not call for establishment of the Hybrid Court of South Sudan to try the perpetuators of war crimes,” said Machar.

He added, “We would want to assert that unless IGAD takes a different approach to deal with the regime in Juba, the regime will continue to act with impunity and the people of South Sudan will continue to resist”.

But while the regional bloc, at its summit, encouraged all the parties to ensure that reforms are implemented as agreed in the peace document, Machar insisted without the resuscitation of the agreement, there is no security sector to be reformed.

"IGAD should be mindful not to arrogate this function to a warring party that is largely being disserted by the majority of South Sudanese," further stated the rebel leader.

Tens of thousands of people have died and nearly two million displaced in South Sudan’s ongoing civil war, which began in December 2013 as a result of a struggle for power between President Kiir and the country’s former First Vice President Machar.

Famine was last month declared in parts of South Sudan, where U.N agencies said that war and a collapsing economy have left 100,000 people facing starvation. A further 1 million people were classified as being on the brink of famine, according to the World Food Programme (WFP) and other U.N bodies, amidst calls for urgent assistance to avert the looming catastrophe.

(ST)

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29 March 23:20, by lino

IGAD will be watching South Sudan collapsing as soon as they are cutting their big cake!!!
It all about interest. Let Khartoum finish the oil, and other countries are enjoying the stolen money!!!

When l see this evil, l always almost puke. Does the fool even understands English Language comprehension? His damn so-called CPA II http://southsudan.igad.int/
Was nothing to do with the South Sudanese people peace, but was a handover of our country to troika, IGAD-PLUS countries and their Riek Machar was to act as their puppet/stooge who was to be remotely controlled in Washington>>

Wall Street, London, Paris, Brussels, Dubai, Adis Ababa, Nairobi or Johannesburg. Mr. Riek Machar careful chap. We are way well aware of the game you criminal with Pagan Amuom signed in Adis Ababa. You fools tried to sell our country to foreign countries on a clean plate. Re-read that damn peace agreement of yours chap and tell the South Sudanese people what was in there for them??

Kuch,
Just another paranoid jienge uttering the same nonsense over and over again. If it weren´t for the Troka, US and the rest, you would not be opening your stinking jienge mouth now. You are these type of hopeless dudes that shit into the very bowl you use to scoop your walwal from. Just pathetic. Now you turn around and sing praises to China and Russia and other short-legged rotten communists.

@ Kuch
whom do mean to be South Sudanese people? Why don,t you say, Dinka as tribe instead to generalize the people of south Sudan when they no longer considering the Useless Dinka organization to the government?

Dinka you know that all tribe in south Sudan are fade up with you and it just a matter of time for you to feel the same pain that you guys inflicted on people of south Sudan?
one tribe never make a government if you are not aware only that you are most stupid people on earth who can not see beyond their nose.

you would have definitely initiated this dirty game in the first place but you need to wait as we still at war before you open your dirty mouth.

Lino,
Riak should just keep a low profile and let his men "work". SPLA-IO "Proper" or SPLA-IOP should only worry, once the IGAD tries to send in ground forces to support the jienge system, If not, let the men just go on working. Afterall, IGAD is like a toothless bulldog, other than the IGAD member countries abducting IO members, there is really NO military threat.

So, why do SS govt wasted the taxpayers money for if u are not interesting in peace JCE lead govt? U pple thing the July 2016 crisis will go answered? Riek Machar came to Juba to implement the peace then attacked, chased up to DRC and parties done in Juba by govt that Dr Machar was killed until the head of the dead body was reckoned was not that of Machar. IGAD shld be ashamed that it was deceived

continue. by JCE and Taban that the best strategy is to isolate Dr Machar while they keep killing south Sudanese and whoever want to help south Sudanese live like other human. Ho yeah, the IGAD 30th siting on 25 march 2017 communique was a Jok that asked the SPLA IO to surrender to tribal regime in Juba but ignored the what happened in July 2016. One wonder why IGAD leaders could do that while ..

Choldit, Lino, Junubi and the rest; the so-called proposed compromised peace agreement that Riek Machar, Pagan Amuom and even Salva Kiir signed a week later there in Juba with a "lot of serious reservations" was not negotiated by anyone. It was not negotiated by the government of South Sudan nor was it negotiated by Taban Deng Gai with his then Boss, Riek Machar or Pagan Amuom of the then>>>

so-called G10. The document was drafted by the US, the UK, Norway (TROIKA), the UN, IGAD-PLUS countries of ethiopia, North Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Djibouti, South Africa, Nigeria, Chad, Algeria and Rwanda. And pushed into the government of South Sudan and Riek Machar team to sign by force. And that was the reason some of us who read the damn document letter by letter protested all over>>>

the South Sudan then that our country was being sold out and be invaded by the US, the UK, Norway, the UN, the NGOs and IGAD-PLUS countries---a trusteeship or the UN NEW WORLD ORDER government was to be experimented and the former Botswana was to be the president of South Sudan, the UNIMISS troops were to be the South Sudan’s army and the police and the workforce was to be brought from Uganda>>>

l always like to post links of Simon Yel Yel that, l once again linked them to you above. So that some of you fellows can get a clue of what is/or who is really playing game with our country and our people. It is nothing to do with Salva Kiir fellows. But the mighty US, the UK, the UN, their creepy NGOs and some of their criminals in between. They are very desperate for our resources and to>>>

Geo-politically chess game play our country like the way they are now Geo-politically football playing the countries like Ukraine, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, CAR and Libya. The US, the UK, France, their UN and some of their allies have destroyed the countries that l mentioned above. And those countries like Libya have no governments and its oil resource is now being openly depleted by>>>

the corporate America, the UK, France and their allies thieves amidst the chaos in Libya, Iraq, CAR, Afghanistan or Syria. This is the same that the US, the UK, their UN, their evil juus, their sleazy NGOs and some of their criminals in between are after in our country. And that was why they sponsored their Riek Machar and the criminals like Pagan Amuom, Taban Deng Gai et al, to stage a coup>>>

that was foiled on the 15/12/2013 in Juba. Riek Machar, Taban Deng Gai, Alfred Lado Gore and other South Sudanese senior official are deep in the necks in that foiled coup. But we want to restore peace back to our country and then we will sit down and look at each other in the eye and tell ourselves the real truth, and nothing but the truth about the evils killing our people and would want to>>>

destroy our country. Anyway fellows, Barack Obama, his then ambassador to Juba, Susan Paige, Susan Rice, the former UNIMISS boss, Hilde Johnson and some of their other creeps are also very deep in the necks in the current war in our country. The whole operation of that 2013 foiled coup was machinated in the UNIMISS compound in Juba. It later went to Bor, Malakal, Bentiu, Yambio and Wau Acholdit>>>

fellows, the US, the UK, the UN, their sleazy NGOs and their UNIMISS are our greatest enemies. We are going to bomb the damn UN project, UNIMISS and their sleazy NGOs with everything that is connected to evil white Americans, the English people, their evil juus and some of their criminals in between out of our country>>>

fellows, do you fools know the reason the Countries like Japan, South Korea and others are here in our country pretending to be peacekeepers and all. No! It has nothing to do with the damn peacekeeping. It is all about to do with China. China is being encircle in here in our country because the Chinese companies are not wanted by the US, the UK, France, their allies>>>

like South Korea, Japan and some of their creepy others in between. Their Riek Machar, Pagan Amuom, Majak Agoot and Rabecca Nyandeng have failed to remove Salva Kiir government by coup and also in the battle fields. And so the US, the UK, France, their UN, their sleazy NGOs and some of their criminals game left is whole blackmails and propaganda>>>

where do you idiots think your Riek Machar criminals had been getting his arms and those green uniforms that they they came with them last year in July to Juba from? Fellows, world is probably going to start here in our country because we just don’t like the evil white Americans, British, their evil juus and some of their criminals in between to toy around with our country, never ever>>>

our Nuer cousins and some Equatorians, shelf your damn aimless armed rebellion and let us face our existential enemies. We are not going to live side by side with the US, the UK, their evil juus, their criminals in between with the cheap and dirty intrigues of UN, humanitarian aid, donations, peacekeeping and their so-called human rights business scams>>>

fellows, we have an inherent hatred towards the so-called cloned arabs of North Sudan, the English people, the white Americans and their evil juus. Fellows, the most racists and the most revengeful people on earth are us. The US, the UK, their UN, their sleazy NGOs and some of their creepy criminals in between think they can occupy our country and colonize our people through>>>

Mr. Dengda, Did you get a job? Were you not the Dengda who posted over three months ago that your mother is Gual Yar/Mingkaman and that you just need to be sending her some little money for the accompaniments/soups. There is no war no more damn war in here in our Jonglei. But you fools want to let our people be taken by dependency on foreign aid>>>

So Mr. Dengda. We are going to bomb your damn UN, UNIMISS, the NGOs and everything that is connected to evil corporate America, the UK, their evil juus and some of their criminals in between chap. We are here Mr. Dengda.

Kuch
Can you please stop writing things that doesn’t make sense please,
I bet, if anybody is reading your useless comment here.
And also please stop saying South Sudanese, Just refer to your self, Your comment even doesn’t represent dinka community.
STOP CONGESTING THE SITE PLEASE

Those corrupt igad criminals, do they understand how peace agreements are implemented? How dare would they mediate an agreement and then marginalize a partner and a significant signatory to the agreement and think the agreement is not death. How can the government as a signatory implement it without the other party. Please, igad be serious or you will have no credibility b4 the world.

IGAD and AU is doing their business with south sudan... nothing will come out fruitful from the side of IGAD so long as the regime in Juba is using national resource to buy the members in the region, since the reform in south sudan’s system started with bullet there’s nothing to be negotiated on table only fighting can put this suffering into an end because even if all oppositions joined the..

cont>> government the same system is still working, so what have you done ??? you went to the busy for the sake of changes and you did nothing rather than wasting the lives and properties of the innocent ones, struggle must continue.. south sudan will never get peace, development so long as Kiir is still a president, the truths is that Kiir himself is the problem to south sudan not even the...

cont>> tribes, Kiir himself created divisions among south sudanese citizens and yet he[Kiir] did nothing good in terms of development in his own hometown and his tribesmen blindly followed him just because Kiir is from Dinka that’s the only problem taking our country in wrong direction now, our leaders aren’t capable of handling country’s affairs, they are’t not capable of promoting unity among

cont>> the south sudanese, they did nothing in terms of development, all they knew is to loot the country’s resources not knowing that it belongs to all south sudanese damn even dunce can learn from the past, Kiir have no idea of leading the country adviser can do their duties but you as a president needs to have a vision, know how to solve problems before it comes
Kiir deserved to step down....

cont>>> and give peace a chance, any one can do it better
these two guys are’t trusted anymore [ Kiir & Machar] both of them had been in the system what did they do ??? none of them good the only solution is to let the truths shine Kiir & Machar must go away from politics give chance to youth of this country to run the nation no matter where He/she comes from, ..................

cont>>> because our problem isn’t tribe but these two guys [ Kiir & Machar] are the only problem and the only threat that blocks everything, No services, No unity ... damn i real don’t know what do we need from these two guys ????
and other tribes are like Dinkas are the people enjoying the country .. hahahahahh hhm!! No no no no not real all of them let me tell you the most suffering people.

cont>> the most suffering people are from Dinka, if you can reach the hometown for Kiir himself damn you can feel the pain of the people dying from hunger and perhaps some areas are better off than Kiir’s hometown it’s only Kiir and the people around him are the people benefiting from this country but all Dinkas same to other tribes
they said equatorians are the most suffered people ohhhh

cont>> Not all equatorians are suffering, remember there are people in circle with Kiir [ Elia Lomor, James Wani, Bashir Gbendi, .... etc ] those niggas are damn rich ans well off than other, to prove it all this killing in equatorians land did you see anyone of them come out and condemn it ??? No because they are well protected and their families lived abroad do you think they will care ....

Conclusion!!! Dear fellow countryman let’s not rely on those guys in the system now [ SPAL-IG & SPLA-IO] both will not take us anywhere but to the grave, let’s think twice and see the way forward, let’s find a south sudan that will accommodate all of us, the country that everyone has equal rights at any level, the country that allows youth to move free, because the country belongs to all!!

Ya illiterate Kuch
I have ranked you and promoted you to be the most and worst illiterate Jienge. It takes a fool like you thousand years to understand the madness created by JCE of Kiir and Awan. Now, people should not complain of dialogue. Since Taban Deng faked to you that he commands IO, we are waiting to see him. Already, his camp in Ruweng has been deserted. So, no PEACE without Dr. Riek!

Ranking some1 who understands things better as illiterate shows the greatest level of the stupidity in you. continue with the use of violence and you will regret it sooner then later. v.p Taban Deng is implementing the agreement though you wish him not to. Risk Machete will never come back alive you idiot. it will be better for you to join Taban ya fool.

@ all
Having read all of your comments, the one stand out clearly is Modongo comments, though it too long, but there is element of nationalism in it. We need such unity voices not tribal voices, I am 1000% concurred with him. Don’t worry about dammed fool called Kuch, he recently changed his name from Kuck Native. Guys we as youth lets join hands in condemning the regime not tribes.

Jubaone, Eastern, and the rest,
It is so funny that, the fellows you called stupid have managed to chase away your idiots and learned fellows like Riek, Lam, Adwok, Majak. You should accept that strength is not the bunch of degrees, but in creative thinking. Just applaud the strength of Malong and Kiir. These guys are smarter than your useless doctors. You will bow down to Kiir and Malong, or else

Or else, life will continue the way it is and you guys will continue in refugee camps, abroad or POCs. Just know that, the mighty Jieeng have not joined in, it is just the work of these two fellows that you have been farting and posting nonsense. It does not bother them. Know that you can write and write, but your dreams are deleted the following minutes. These guys are genius. They have shaken U

You guys will bark till you will have sour throat. You will come back and follow them. Riek is a finished case remaining the barkers like you. Bow down to Malong and Kiir and all will be well in this country. Your recruited thugs do not kill people anymore any where. Do you know why, they are finished. Their tricks have discovered. Just accept peace and all will be fine in this country.

Wacjak,
Like all fools, their strength is measured NOT by the contents of their brains rather by their muscles. It is often said, even an idiot armed with a AK-47 can mow down an intelligent PhD holder. Kiir, Malong and most jienges must compensate their idiocy with brute force. They use their muscles rather their brains and this explains why we have few´intelligent jienges and that will remain so

You guys will bark till you will have sour throat. You will come back and follow them. Riek is a finished case remaining the barkers like you. Bow down to Malong and Kiir and all will be well in this country. Your recruited thugs do not kill people anymore any where. Do you know why, they are finished. Their tricks have discovered. Just accept peace and all will be fine in this country.

Wasak,
A critical look at all IGAD leaders shows Kiir to be least educated and ofcourse the footmat of the region. He is the "useful idiot" where each IGAD leader can use and misuse at will. Dr. Riak would be too intelligent or let us say Dr. Garang, Dr. Lam, Dr. Nyaba, Dr. Cirino and all other well educated SS doctors. Kiir has reduced us to laughing storcks and we´ve become a source of ridicule

Wacjak,
Imagine, you would need 100 Kiirs, 1000 Malongs and perhaps 3 Makueis to just one Dr. Riak. Now you understand that these illiterate jienges fear and dread educated SS. Kiir has no formal education other than bush fights, he has no other skills. What is he supposed to do against educated SS? He cant freely read and write, ashamed of his ugly facial scars and wears a hat 24hrs...

Wasak,
...in this IT.com world such jienge scoundrels would either be looking after cows in the luaks or simply rest under lalob trees and play mungula. I Keep wondering what Kiir and Malong talk during state visits or conferences. God forbid, the whole world is laughing and saying; look at these bushniggas, do you understand them???But with Dr. Riak, it would be different, he is a DR!!

Indeed, it would be real talk and that is why Riek is now locked up in South Africa through the efforts of these gentlemen. I am happy that you started with Dr. Garang in your list. You know very well that, among the educated people in this country, you can’t leave out the Jieeng people. Getting a PHD does not make one intelligent. Wisdom is innate. Malong and Kiir may not have, but are far better

Eastern, now that we are almost on the same page, let us forget Riek in the politics of this country. As for the emergency of this Arab trained boy, it does not bother anyone because he does not the backing of his own people. They are ready for their land to be turned into Mosul or Allepo, that is why they are still eating in Juba and calling him an idiot.

Eastern, General Cirilo is alone in this business. You know the Nuer can’t be compared with the Bari. Think of Atlabara, Malakia, Rujalmafi and Lubasmafi. All these names were given at the watch of Cirilo. Therefore, he is a slave. He can’t do anything. Just ignore the guy. Talk of other serious fellows. He is hiding. If he truly wants to come and fight, let him come to jungle of Equatoria.

thanks for liking my commends bro, war and divisions among ourselves will take us nowhere rather than ending in regrets and sorrow.. it’s our duties as the youth of this beloved nation to preach the peace, unity and harmony we are living in the world of technology whereby dreams becomes unbelievable and desires is just next to the door..
the fact is that no one is telling the truth but hatred.

IGAD is the visionless dog that act and love death of south sudanese people in expense of money but now time has come for SPLA IO to restart counter-insurgencies as already shown by anyoor and their illiterates kiir fuck igad fuck jce fuck salva kir

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